Clark Odell 'C.O.' Taylor

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Aug 27, 2013 at 2:32 PM

@Headline Obits:Clark Odell "C.O." Taylor, 81, entered into heaven peacefully Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, with his family by his side.

@Headline Obits:Clark Odell "C.O." Taylor, 81, entered into heaven peacefully Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, with his family by his side.A funeral will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church with a reception to follow. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Forsyth Memorial Park. He was born Nov. 23, 1931, in Winston-Salem. Clark graduated from Gray High School. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years. After returning home from the Navy, Clark graduated from East Carolina University, where he met the love of his life, Frances Reynolds, to whom he was married for 55-plus years and where he was a charter member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He spent 30 years doing what he loved, teaching and coaching at Reynolds High School, where he earned many honors, including N.C. Tennis Coach of the Year in 1979, N.C. Industrial Arts Teacher of the Year in 1982. He is recognized on the N.C. Sports Wall of Fame. He was inducted into the Winston-Salem Sports Hall of Fame and the Reynolds High School Sports Hall of Fame.Clark had many hobbies and interests, particularly his family, grandchildren and friends. He took pride in his grandchildren's academics, and his passion was watching them play sports. He also enjoyed ECU Pirate football, golf, dancing, especially shagging, and leaves a legacy of handmade furniture.Clark was a faithful member of First Christian Church, where he served as a deacon and elder for many years.He was preceded in death by his parents, Gaither Eugene Taylor and Lollie Hawkins Taylor. Surviving are his wife, Frances R. Taylor; son Greg Taylor and wife Natalie; grandchildren Abigail and Grayson; and Ed Moreau and Joyce Willard, whom he considered a brother and sister.Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 2320 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104 or Hospice and Palliative Care, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.Online condolences may be made through www.salemfh.com.Salem Funeral Home is assisting the family.

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